UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 29, 2012
Regal Entertainment Group
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-31315 |
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02-0556934 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
7132 Regal Lane, Knoxville, Tennessee 37918
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 865-922-1123
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 29, 2012, Regal Entertainment Group (the “Company”) announced that it acquired Great Escape Theatres for a cash purchase price of $91 million. The acquisition adds a total of 25 theatres and 301 screens to the Company’s portfolio and expands the Company’s presence in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
The Company also announced that on November 29, 2012, its board of directors declared a special cash dividend in the amount of $1.00 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on December 27, 2012 to the Class A and Class B common stockholders of record on December 11, 2012.
A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition of Great Escape Theatres and the declaration of the special dividend is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99.1 |
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Press Release of the Company, dated November 29, 2012. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP | |
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Date: November 30, 2012 |
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/s/ David H. Ownby |
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David H. Ownby |
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Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer |